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Ihor Kolomoisky and others are accused by prosecutors of laundering millions of dollars through Warren Steel— an aging mill in Ohio—and eventually shutting down the facility in 2016, leaving 162 workers out of jobs and without medical coverage. In the wake of the closing, state agents found rampant environmental violations, including wastewater flowing into the Mahoning River.

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